Signature Flight Support Newark now houses an on-site U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) office at its FBO facility at Newark-Liberty International Airport (EWR). The CBP also offers the US Visit program to assist with admissibility clearance when entering the United States. For more information: www.signatureflight.com.
Latitude and Technisonic team up
Technisonic’s TDFM 7000/7300 series multiband FM radios now have a new software option capable of controlling Latitude Technologies’ “Satellite Gateway” S200-SG11. The new S200-SG11 will provide Satcom, flight tracking and messaging capability using the TDFM controls and display. The marriage of these products will provide the most comprehensive communication package in the industry while at […]
Botched go-around bends plane
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing.
Scene at AirVenture
Midsummer shutdown for Iowa City Airport worries business owners
Business owners at Iowa City Airport (IOW) in Iowa are bracing to lose a month’s worth of business because of a runway reconstruction project. The work is slated to begin Aug. 3 and is expected to last until September. The airport has two runways: 7/25, measuring 5,004 by 100 feet; and 12/30, which measures 3,900 […]
Former uranium processing site could be Tennessee’s newest GA airport
Officials in Knoxville, Tenn., have taken the first step towards recycling an industrial site that used to process uranium into a general aviation airport. The industrial area was closed down decades ago, according to Lawrence Young, president of the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee (CROET), an organization that oversees the redevelopment of industrial sites. […]
TCM flies turbocharged SR22 to Oshkosh on unleaded avgas
OSHKOSH — Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc. (TCM) flew its factory turbocharged SR22 to Oshkosh fueled on UL94 unleaded aviation fuel. With the ASTM actively working on the certification of UL94, TCM has shifted from testing the fuel to preparing its engines for its eventual introduction, according to company officials. The unleaded avgas fueled flight to […]
OSH: Furio RG debuts
OSHKOSH — New Zealand-based FalComposite is showing off their Furio RG at this years AirVenture. The two-seat homebuilt boasts a 175-kt cruise speed behind an IO-390. Here at the show they are offering the kit at $102,352, regularly $107,739.67.
Accident brings new understanding to family insurance business
Busy week
During the week of AirVenture, July 27-Aug. 2, Travers and Associates officials estimate they will provide more than 1,500 aviation insurance quotes and respond to numerous on-site aviation insurance claims while exhibiting at the show.